Ornament



Dec. 14, 1937. D. H. CROSSER ORNAMENT Filed March 29, 1935 2Sheets-Sheet 1 David H Crosser 33 Dec. 14, 1937. D. H. CROSSER ORNAMENTFiled March 29, 1935 2 SheecsSheet 2 DCIZZJZCZZ H Craasez" Patented Dec.14, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ORNAMENT David H. Crosser, Chicago,Ill., assignor to National Tinsel Mfg. 00., Manitowoc, Wis., a. cor-Poration of Wisconsin Application March 29, 1935, Serial No. 13,662 8Claims. (Ch ll- 15) This invention relates to ornamental devices, spacedlongitudinally of the socket ll throughand particularly to devices ofthe character (16- out its length and being held in spaced relationscribed and used for decorative purposes. with respect to each other bymeans of a plu- Among other objects, the present invention is rality ofspacers I positioned, respectively, be-

5 intended to provide a structure which is pleasing tween the lower-mostskirt l3 and the base 8, in appearance, economical to manufacture, andand between the upper end of the socket and the which may be used aloneand apart from other respective skirts. devices, or may be adapted foruse in conjunction For finishing off the upper end of the device, withvarious forms of illumination. a finishing ring or collar It may beprovided,

A further object of the present invention is to having a tubular portionl1 positioned in the 10 improve devices of the character described inupper end of the socket ,H, and having a latersundry details hereinafterreferred to and parally extending flange l8 adapted to overlie'theticularly pointed out in the appended claims. upper edge portions of thesocket I I and the Embodiments of the present invention are uppermostspacer l5, as clearly illustrated in shown for illustrative purposes inthe accompany- Fig. 1. 15 mg drawings, in which: It will be observedfrom the foregoing descrip- Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional elevationalview tion that the present invention, as illustrated in of an ornamentaldevice simulating a Christmas Figs. 1 and 2, provides a decorative treestructure tree or the like, and illustrating the application ofinexpensive material, and comprises elements of the present inventionthereto; which may be economically manufactured and Fig. 2 is atransverse plan sectional view taken assembled to produce a pleasingappearance in 20 substantially as indicated by the line 2-2 ofsimulation of aChristmas tree or the like. t Fig. 1; If desired, thesocket member ll may be pro- Fig. 3 is a sectional elevational view ofan ornavided with a plurality of vertically .spaced'openmental candleholder embodying features of the ings l9, positioned, preferably,adjacent the or- 25 present invention, illustrating its adaptation tonamenta skirts thr ugh which e ect cal the use of an electric candle orthe like; d ct 1 may b pas and w ich m y b Fig. 4 is a plan view of thestructure illustrated assembled and trained hr h the or 0 in Fig. 3; thesocket member I l and", outwardly throughthe Fig. 5 is a fragmentaryelevatlonal view of open ng 1 a ja nt the QiZ 'O h ifi an 30 thestructure shown in Fig. 3 and illustrating through the passage it to asuitable source its adaptation to the use of an ordinary candle; currentsupply, theupperouter endsof the conand ductors 2| being provided withsmall electric Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a cup-like holder gh buby W h t nam t y be which may be employed in the structuresilluslighted, which materially enhances the ppear 35 trated in Figs. 1to 5, inclusive. ance of the ornament, particularly when the Referringparticularly to Figs. 1 and 2 of the b s are concealed r ew by o hadrawings, the embodiment of the present inveng e ge p r i n of sup rposd S ts, W le a tion shown therein comprises a base 8 having a bulb23positioned in the upper end of the socket vertically disposed recess 9formed therein and m e ll 0 Within t fin n r ngls thereof 40 having alaterally disposed passage l0 communiserves t mpl t t d ativerappearancecating with the recess 9 and extending outwardly illustrated inFig.therefrom to the periphery or outer face of the Referring to Figs, 3, 4and 5 of the drawings, b the structures shown therein illustrate the ap-Positioned in the recess 9 is a vertically displication of the pres ntinvention 'toa candle 45 posed tubular socket member ll formed,preferholder or the like, which comprises a base 24 ably, of cardboardor the like and having a having a socket member 25 mounted therein,laterally extending opening l2 formed therein the socket member beingprovided, preferably, adjacent the laterally extending passage 10, andadjacent its lower edge portion with a'laterfally mounted on the socketII are a plurality of ornaextending opening or recess 26, and mounted on50 mental skirts {3 formed, preferably, from a the socket member 25intermediate its ends are single sheet of decorative paper or the likeand a plurality of decorative skirts 27 shown, inthe having apertures l4(Fig. 2) formed adjacent present structure, as positioned closelyadjacent their central portion and adapted to receive, the eachother andbeing of various lateral dimensocket member H, the ornamentalskirtsbeing sions'asclearlyillustrated'in Figs. ,3 and 4, the 5 skirts 27being spaced from the base member 24 by means of a spacer 28 having alaterally extending opening or recess 29 formed therein adjacent theopening 28 formed in the socket member 25.

Positioned above the skirts 2i and surrounding the socket member 25 is asecond spacer 31 adapted to retain the skirts in spaced relation withrespect to the upper end portion of the socket member 25 in which, ifdesired, a finishing sleeve or ring 32 may be positioned and providedwith a laterally extending flange portion 33 adapted to overlie theupper edges of the socket member 25 and spacer 3|.

As illustrated in Fig. 3, the device is well adapted for use inconjunction with an electric bulb 34, which may be positioned in theupper end of a tubular member 35 adapted to simulate a candle andconnected to a suitable source of current supply by means of electricalconductors 36, which may extend downwardly through the member 35 andlaterally through the openings 26 and 29 formed in the socket member 25and lower spacer 28, respectively.

The fragmentary view shown in Fig. 5 illustrates the manner ofpositioning an ordinary candle 31 in the structure.

In Fig. 6 is illustrated a cup-like member, indicated as a whole by thenumeral 38 and provided with a bottom portion 39 and a laterallyextending flange M, the cup-like member 38 being adapted, if desired, toreplace the finishing ring 32 illustrated in Fig. 5 in which case thecandle 31 would rest on the bottom 39 of the cup-like member 38 insteadof extending to the extreme lower end or bottom of the socket 25.

Obviously, the present invention is not limited to the preciseconstruction and arrangement shown and described as the same may bevariously modified. Moreover, all the features of the invention need notbe used conjointly as the same may be used to advantage in variouslydifierent combinations and sub-combinations.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. An ornament comprising an elongated socket, a plurality of one-pieceornamental skirts having apertures therein adapted to receive saidsocket and mounted thereon in a manner to surround the socket in spacedrelation to each other intermediate the ends of the socket, a pluralityof spacers surrounding said socket and positioned, respectively, betweenthe lowermost of said skirts and the base of said socket and between theupper end thereof and the respective skirts, each of said skirtsextending downwardly to conceal the respective subjacent spacers, acollar having an annular portion in said socket for resisting lateraldisplacement of the collar and socket, and a flange on said collaroverlying the top of the socket and the upper edge of the uppermostspacer.

2. An ornament comprising a base having a recess therein and a laterallyextending passage communicating with said recess, an elongated tubularsocket having an opening therein communicating with said passage andpositioned in said recess, a pluralityof one-piece ornamental skirtshaving apertures therein adapted, respectively, to receive said socketand mounted thereon in a manner to surround the socket in spacedrelation to each other intermediate the ends of the socket, and aplurality of spacers surrounding-said socket and positioned,respectively, between the lowermost skirt and said base and between theupper end of the socket and the respective skirts, said socket having aplurality of spaced apertures therein.

3. An ornament comprising a base having a recess therein and a laterallyextending passage communicating with said recess, an elongated tubularsocket having an opening therein communicating with said passage andpositioned in said recess, a plurality of one-piece ornamental skirtshaving apertures therein adapted, respectively, to receive said socketand mounted thereon in a manner to surround the socket in spacedrelation to each other intermediate the ends of the socket, and aplurality of spacers surrounding said socket and positioned,respectively, between the lowermost skirt and said base and between theupper end of the socket and the respective skirts, said socket having aplurality of vertically spaced apertures therein positioned adjacentsaid skirts.

4. An ornament comprising a base, an elongated socket having a laterallyextending opening therein mounted on said base, a plurality of one-pieceornamental skirts having apertures therein adapted, respectively, toreceive said socket and mounted thereon in a manner to surround saidsocket intermediate its ends and to extend downwardly from theirmounting, a tubular spacer between said skirts and the base, said spacerhaving a laterally extending opening therein positioned adjacent theopening in said socket, and a second spacer positioned on said socketbetween the upper end thereof and said skirts.

5. An ornament comprising an elongated socket having a plurality oflongitudinally spaced apertures formed therein, a plurality of onepiecedownwardly extending ornamental skirts having apertures therein adaptedto receive said socket and mounted thereon in a manner to surround thesocket intermediate its ends, a plurality of spacers surrounding saidsocket and positioned, respectively, between the respective skirts andthe base of said socket and between the upper end thereof and saidskirts, the lowermost edges of the respective skirts extending toapproximately the horizontal planes of the respective subjacentapertures for concealing the respective subjacent spacers and apertures.

6. An ornament comprising an elongated socket having a plurality oflongitudinally spaced apertures formed therein, a plurality of one-piecedownwardly extending ornamental skirts having apertures therein adaptedto receive said socket and mounted thereon in a manner to surround thesocket intermediate its ends and adjacent the respective aperturesformed in said socket, and a plurality of spacers surrounding saidsocket and positioned, respectively, between the respective skirts andthe base or" said socket and between the upper end thereof and saidskirts, the lowermost edges of the respective skirts extending below thehorizontal planes of the respective subjacent apertures for concealingthe respective subjacent spacers and apertures.

'7. An ornament comprising an elongated socket having a plurality oflongitudinally spaced apertures formed therein, a plurality of one-piecedownwardly extending ornamental skirts having apertures therein adaptedto receive said socket and mounted thereon in a manner to surround thesocket intermediate its ends and below the respective apertures formedin said socket, and a plurality or" spacers surrounding said socket andpositioned, respectively, between the respective skirts and the base ofsaid socket and between the upper end thereof and said skirts, thelowermost edges of the respective skirts extending below the horizontalplanes of the respective subjacent apertures for concealing therespective subjacent spacers and apertures.

8. An ornament comprising an elongated socket member having a, pluralityof longitudinally spaced laterally extending apertures formed therein, aplurality of one-piece downwardly extending ornamental skirts havingapertures therein adapted to receive said socket member and mountedthereon in a manner to surround the socket member intermediate its endsadjacent and below the respective apertures formed in said socketmember, a plurality of spacers surrounding said socket member andpositioned, re-

spectively, between the respective skirts and the base of said socketmember and between the upper end thereof and said skirts, a plurality ofelectrical conductors in said socket member and having one end portionof each conductor extending outwardly through the respective aperturesformed in said socket member, and electric light bulbs operativelyconnected to the outwardly extending portions of said conductors, thelowermost edges of the respective skirts extending below the horizontalplanes of the respective subjacent apertures for concealing therespective subjacent apertures, spacers and bulbs beneath said skirts.

DAVID H. CROSSER.

